Is this what's actually being reported on right now? I hadn't seen any numbers up to this point, but I really want to read into the specifics of a program like this. Seems a bit weird to say you're giving every American that amount of money, but not flesh out EXACTLY who is going to be receiving it (in this proposed plan, as nothing is official at the moment)
No specifics yet but I think it's quite likely it will happen, given that Republicans want to bribe the voters before the election and Democrats like handing money out in general...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-4/
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Q There’s been talk about 1,000-dollar checks to every American. Increasing support among Republicans and some Democrats for that. Would you support that going to everyone? Or would you support some sort of income restriction on who gets a check?
SECRETARY MNUCHIN: Well, I think it’s clear: We don’t need to send people who make a million dollars a year checks. Okay? But we like — that’s one of the ideas we like. We’re going to preview that today, and then we’ll be talking about details afterwards.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think — I think we’re going to do something that gets money to them as quickly as possible. That may not be an accurate way of doing it, because obviously some people shouldn’t be getting checks for $1,000. And we’ll have a pretty good idea by the end of the day, what we’re going to be doing.
SECRETARY MNUCHIN: Well, I think it’s clear: We don’t need to send people who make a million dollars a year checks. Okay? But we like — that’s one of the ideas we like. We’re going to preview that today, and then we’ll be talking about details afterwards.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think — I think we’re going to do something that gets money to them as quickly as possible. That may not be an accurate way of doing it, because obviously some people shouldn’t be getting checks for $1,000. And we’ll have a pretty good idea by the end of the day, what we’re going to be doing.
Pretty much exactly what I was thinking. I'd like to point out that if Obama tried to do this (and I know that he did pass certain stimulus packages after the great recession) the Republicans would've been up in arms saying that this wasn't fiscally responsible and that the country wouldn't be able to afford it.
Crazy how things change so quickly.
